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Bidfresh have invested in a new electronic proof of delivery system from PODFather to reduce the paperwork and improve customer services throughout their network of fish, meat and fresh produce businesses in the UK.
Bidfresh are part of the South African, Bidcorp Group of companies. Bidfresh was fo...

Wastesafe Services have implemented the PODFather system for management of their waste collection business.
Formed in 2010, WasteSafe are a privately run and owned company who are making a name for themselves as one of the UK’s fastest expanding waste businesses, now operating from 4 depots i...

Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) have deployed the PODFather system for tracking patient record bags across the county.
The PODFather solution includes unique facilities that improves collection round scheduling, route planning and optimisation which drives efficiencies and ultimat...

PODFather Ltd, the leading mobile workforce management solution company, announced today that it has been named as a supplier on the latest G-Cloud 9 framework contract delivered by the Government Digital Service.
The G-Cloud service, inclusion in which involves a rigorous procurement application p...

Two-man home delivery specialists, Breezemount, have deployed the latest developments in live customer delivery tracking and electronic proof of delivery from PODFather.
Breezemount operate a fleet of over 250 vehicles from 23 operational sites in UK and Ireland, making over 1 million deliveries pe...

PODFather Ltd, a leading mobile workforce management software company, announced today that its route planning and electronic proof of delivery solution has been procured by Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
The deal is a breakthrough into the healthcare sector for PODFather, who will short...

The Victoria Station Upgrade is a complex project to upgrade one of London’s busiest underground stations. It is located at the centre of a major transport interchange between Victoria Underground Station, National Rail Station and Bus Terminus; weaved around a dense population of residents an...

PODFather has moved to a new office at South Gyle, Edinburgh to accommodate the growing team.
The company has almost doubled in size over the last 12 months, welcoming new employees into the customer support, product development, and sales teams.
With more than double the space of our old city cen...

BAM Nuttall was awarded the remediation contract for the former South London Mail Centre in Nine Elms in May 2015. This work includes site clearance, demolition of remaining facilities, removal of below ground structures, remediation of onsite soil and water treatment, and bulk earthworks.
PODFathe...

Refrigerated courier experts, Igloo Thermo Logistics, have adopted the latest PODFather developments in customer booking, live route planning, tracking and proof of delivery across their UK-wide logistics operations.
Igloo is using the latest Android Symbol TC55 handheld devices in its fleet to tra...

PODFather is exhibiting again at the Construction LOgistic Cycle Safety (CLOCS) event at London ExCeL, on Wednesday 23rd March between 10am and 3pm.
We'll be demoing our systems for mobile vehicle safety inspections, route planning and optimisation, and real-time electronic proof of delivery. We're...

Aberdeenshire-based, Keenan Recycling, is expanding rapidly thanks to waste regulations introduced by the Scottish Government in 2014, which means all local councils have to collect food waste and all businesses that produce more than 50kg of food waste a week can’t send the waste to landfill....

We are currently looking for experienced and enthusiastic Senior Developers to join our growing Operations team. The position will be based at our office in the West End of Edinburgh and will entail working on our PHP web application and Android / Windows Mobile applications.
This is a real opportu...

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic Technical Account Manager to join our growing team. The position will be based from Edinburgh and entail travel across the UK.
The position will be best suited for an Account Manager with either a Logistics or Software Solution sales background. Your key...

Hill’s Panel Products (HPP) are a leading supplier of furniture components based in the UK. Since its formation in 1991, HPP has grown rapidly and are now seen as market leaders in the furniture sector. HPP recognise in order to support its continued growth, it needs to be at the forefront of ...

Freight in the City is focused on enabling urban deliveries to be as clean, safe and quiet as possible.
PODFather is delighted to be exhibiting at the event at Alexandra Palace, London on 27th October 2015.
PODFather will be running live demonstrations of its solutions fo...

JW Filshill implement the PODFather Logistics system for real-time driver tracking and managing deliveries and returns across their wholesale distribution business.
Glasgow-based JW Filshill was established in 1875 as a confectionary manufacturer and diversified into cash and carry along with a del...

Rico Logistics has implemented the PODFather Field Service system across their technology services division.
Rico Logistics is one of the largest sameday and parts distribution organisations in Europe. Following an investment in 2013 by the $7bn multinational, TVS Group, Rico has embarked on an imp...

PODFather is delighted to be exhibiting at the Silicon Milkroundabout Scotland on Saturday 7th March 2015 at The Hub in Edinburgh.
The recruitment fair is for developers, is from 1pm-6pm, and is featuring over 40 companies, including: Amazon Development Centre, Fanduel and FreeAgent.
PODFather is ...

PODFather is delighted to be exhibiting at the Construction LOgistic Cycle Safety (CLOCS) event at London ExCeL.
We'll be demoing our Simple Online Compliance System for CLOCS - SOCS for CLOCS.
We're on stand 7, and we're looking forward to catching up with many of our customers. Please pop by - w...

Samsung Electronics and PODFather partner to provide enterprise mobile workforce solutions on Samsung Android smartphones and tablets. Through the Samsung Enterprise Alliance Program (SEAP), PODFather is able to extend its reach into the Android enterprise market and promote solutions through the wi...

Congratulations to the Environment Team at PODFather's customer Taylor Woodrow BAM Nuttall JV at the Victoria Station Upgrade (VSU) for recently winning two Green Apple Awards, one of which was for innovation in waste management processes by using the PODFather electronic ticketing system to track m...

PODFather Ltd, a leading business software company specialising in solutions for mobile workforces, announced today that it has been named as a supplier on the latest G-Cloud 5 framework contract delivered by the Government Digital Service. The G-Cloud service is designed to promote and encourage th...

PODFather is exhibiting at Multimodal, Birmingham NEC on 29th April through to 1st May, 2014.
Multimodal has grown to become the UK's largest logistics and supply chain exhibition since it established in 2008, and this is the third time PODFather joins the collection of world-class exhibitors.
Fro...

Location: EdinburghType: Full Time, Permanent. £25k - £35k plus benefits
PODFather supplies cloud-based management/reporting applications with companion rugged PDA applications to UK and international businesses in the Logistics, Construction and Field Service sectors.You'll be working ...

PODFather Earthworks has been deployed on Nottingham’s multi-million pound extension of the city tram network (NET), with construction work being undertaken by Taylor Woodrow and Alstom.The NET extension will more than double the size of the tram network in Nottingham, adding 17.5km of new tra...

PODFather has supplied a resource planning and electronic job sheet solution to Nationwide Window Cleaning for the management of over 100 cleaners across the UK.Nationwide Window Cleaning (NWC) is the UK’s leading independent window cleaning provider. NWC undertake a wide variety of work...

PODFather is exhibiting at British Tunnelling Society exhibition at the Queen Elizabeth 2 Exhibition and Conference Centre on 23rd to 24th October.
BTS is the UK's largest tunnelling and excavation exhibition and runs alongside the BTS 2013 Conference. It is the only exhibition supported by the Bri...

PODFather today announced that it has signed a Partnership Agreement with TouchStar Technologies, a manufacturer of rugged mobile computing devices and provider of solutions for vehicle tracking & telematics. PODFather is a cloud based mobile software solution designed for businesses operat...

PODFather is exhibiting at the RWM Exhibition at the Birmingham NEC from 10th to 12th September 2013.
RWM is Europe's premier waste management event, during which PODFather shall be exhibiting its leading solutions for waste management logistics and construction services.
PODFather automates the p...

PODFather Earthworks has been Highly Commended by the judges of the Construction News awards, held on 11th July 2013, in the Digital Built Britain category.The PODFather eTicketing system for earthworks automates the production and management of waste conveyance notes and associated paperwork. The s...

London-based Igloo Thermo Logistics, the refrigerated transport specialist, has deployed the PODFather Logistics system to eliminate paper delivery notes from their business and provide real-time delivery notifications via email to their client base across the UK.
Formed almost ten years ago, Igloo...

London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) is developing the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as a new suburb of London, reusing materials and structures developed for the London 2012 Olympics.LLDC has given commitments regarding the percentage of construction materials to be reused onsite and require...

Colin Donald, Business Editor, Sunday Herald
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The PODFather, founded in 2000, recently expanded its cloud-based data-capture system to work with Crossrail, Europe's largest construction project.
The £14.8 billion scheme to build 13-mile twin-bore stretc...

London, UK – March 4th 2013 – Crossrail, the £14.8bn project under construction in the South East of England, has today revealed the deployment of The PODFather Field Service system.
The Crossrail route will pass through 37 stations and run 73 miles from Maidenhead and Heathrow in...

Businesses in Scotland are being urged to seize the opportunities that Crossrail – Europe’s biggest construction project - has to offer. Crossrail, the new rail line that will link Berkshire with Essex via 21km of twin tunnels under London, has awarded direct, tier 1 contracts with a val...

Oxfordshire based QED Sameday Courier Ltd, formed in 1990, is a Hand to Hand courier. QED Sameday Courier offer a high service level, and the continued endeavour to offer a superior customer service has led to the implementation of the PODFather Logistics system, including the backoffice modules.Mar...

Edinburgh, UK – November 2nd, 2012 – SOTI Inc., the world’s most trusted provider of Enterprise Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions, has announced that PODFather, a premier provider of proof-of-delivery software systems based in the UK, use SOTI MobiControl to manage its Inter...

Oil and gas players looking for a way to manage their operations effectively and in real time need look no further than UK-based Valley Technology’s PODFather cloud-based mobile software solution.
The PODFather, a system integrating mobile personal digital assistants (PDAs) with web-base...

Skybound Services are a specialist road haulage contractor operating close to Bristol Airport. Established in 1975, they have built an impressive client list of multi-national freight forwarders by operating a modern fleet of vehicles with all drivers CRB checked and trained to Aviation Security (AV...

The PODFather is exhibiting at Logistics Link North, due to be held at Firstpoint V3 Doncaster on 9th and 10th October 2012
Logistics Link North showcases some of the most innovative suppliers to the logistics industry - all designed to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs.
The PODFathe...

The Powermaster Group was established in 1984 as a supplier of industrial air conditioning and cooling products in the UK. The Service business formed in 1986 to provide a comprehensive after sales and maintenance service to optimise equipment operation and ensure customer satisfaction. This include...

Gurteen Recycling are a national recycling and transport company based in the North East of England. With a range of vehicle types operating across the UK to cater for all customer requirements, they offer a reliable service to a growing list of blue chip companies.One area of the business focuses o...

Timetra Ltd, based in Bellshill, Central Scotland, is a property maintenance and building services company specialising in reactive maintenance contracts with public sector clients.The company has steadily grown over 40 years and now operates a fast response 24/7 emergency repair service alongside l...

Shutl is an award winning start-up founded by Tom Allason (previously founder of eCourier.co.uk) that works with point-to-point couriers across the UK to “solve” the problem of home delivery. Shutl’s branded web service integrates with a retailer’s website, allowing shoppers ...

Costain is deploying the PODFather Earthworks system on the 32km London Power Tunnels (LPT) tunnelling contract, awarded by National Grid. The project involves the construction of three deep cable tunnels which will help ensure Londoners continue to enjoy safe and reliable electricity supplies. The ...

A picture of The PODTruck. With thanks to Liam at Warehouse One for branding the new trailer fleet with the PODFather.
The fleet are operating from the Manchester Freight Terminal.
The delivery ahead is tracked by The PODFather. The leading electronic proof of delivery system.
Larger version of t...

To combat the mountain of paper tickets associated with large scale earthworks projects, McGee have deployed the specialist PODFather Earthworks system to replace traditional paper Conveyance Notes. The initial deployment has been to capture the vehicle and material movements of the civil engineer...

In delivering the Scottish Government's Home Insulation Scheme, EST turned to The PODFather to provide a cost effective and efficient way to manage the allocation of 300 energy assessors to survey 240,000 homes, and quickly and efficiently act upon the gathered survey information.Complex multi-page ...

PODFather has been directly integrated into one of their major clients global freight forwarding systems to ensure all transport information is communicated to their Import and Export staff electronically - and in real-time - to help improve their audit trail and reduce communication costs.Warehouse...

The Technologistics solution will incorporate all the elements of the IKEA Edinburgh Home Delivery and Assembly operations, designed to improve planning efficiency and customer service. Customer orders will be sent from central IKEA systems, or scanned in-store, with delivery and assembly charges ca...

The PODFather system is used by Fresh Move for job booking and scheduling, electronic POD and tracking, through to invoice generation for each completed delivery.“The PODFather have tailor made a software application for us which is specific to our industry. It allows our customers to see the ...

Now you can view the location of your drivers, their recent route trails, and the GPS location of completed jobs all within the PODFather backoffice system - in your web browser.This is achieved by tracking the driver's PDA - no need to fit an expensive dedicated tracking unit. No need to switch bet...

PODFather has been deployed by Shotts-based Healthcare Environmental Services ( www.healthcareenv.co.uk ) as they look to reduce the problems posed by paper-based logistics processes.Healthcare Environmental, with head quarters in Shotts, Lanarkshire, is a long established waste management company s...

U.C.S. uses a mixture of permanent and subcontracted staff to deliver a personalised service to customers via a mixed fleet of vehicles from motorbikes to 17 tonne artics, including customised vehicles for delivering 3,000 garments per load.In the early days of the business, accounting was carried o...

P.F.S. work in partnership with their clients and suppliers to produce innovative solutions to benefit all parties involved. This has led to P.F.S. reducing their transport costs and carbon footprint by developing a unique three tier trailer that is able to pass into Europe. To do this P.F.S. had to...

This device is ready to revolutionize the workplace with unprecedented features, the latest in technology and ultimate high speed performance. The PODFather handheld software has been tested on the Elf handheld with superb results.Datalogic Mobile designed the Elf™ from the ground up with the ...

In the UK, Oxfam is also well known on the High Street for its network of general charity, book and music stores. However, Oxfam is the only major charity to operate its own textile sorting facility, Wastesaver, which maximises revenue from textiles that cannot be re-sold in its shops and minimises ...

The PODFather is a mobile software solution that tracks job (and delivery) information from the point of order through to delivery, helping businesses streamline their operations and reduce the administration and time-delay problems associated with a paper-based logistics process. Launched by Valley...

The business was officially established in 1698 in London, opposite St James's Palace. The company evolved from selling provisions, exotic spices, tea and coffee to, ultimately, fine wines and scotch whisky for which it is famous for today.
Berry's first supplied wine to the British Royal Family du...

Traditionally, the oil and gas industry has always been a tough environment for IT equipment, with higher demands for specifications than most other businesses. Computer manufacturers have now stepped up to the mark and produced handheld computers which are Intrinsically Safe (IS) for use in Zone 1 ...

The PODFather is a mobile software solution that tracks job (and delivery) information from the point of order through to delivery, helping businesses streamline their operations and reduce the administration and time-delay problems associated with a paper-based logistics process. Launched by Valley...

The M25 road widening project commenced in 2009, to expand a 38 mile swathe of the M25 motorway from Junction 16 (the M40 junction) to Junction 23 (the A1 junction) & from Junction 27 (the M11 Junction) to Junction 30 (the A13). The £multi billion contract was awarded to a consortium led b...

With a highly skilled workforce and up to date technology, Novograf successfully delivers the complete package from design to installation. Introducing The PODFather to manage their design installation programmes has revolutionised their project management.
Novograf has grown over the twenty years ...

The PODFather has teamed up with O2 to give you access to the UK’s favourite network†. The major benefits of this partnership that can be passed onto PODFather customers is free O2 to O2 calling, a very reliable data network, award winning customer service, and an excellent range of POD...

The new purpose designed electronic Haulage Ticketing System has now been deployed in test environments on two contracts within the McArdle Group of Companies.
The first site to utilise the system is the prestigious improvement works to the T5 Baggage Service Area at Heathrow Airport by McArdle Sta...

Today, BCW Group is the UK’s premier provider of credit management and debt recovery services. The company seeks to secure the maximum recoverable ‘net return’ for its clients. This can involve providing assistance to trace debtors, arranging payment plans and helping to reco...

With many small hospitals not having in-house pathology laboratory facilities, Medical Despatch collects and delivers blood samples and specimens to larger hospitals for analysis This is no ordinary courier company. The demands on their service can literally save lives and Medical Despatch ado...

Tastes Catering’s kitchens are the hub of its activity. The company uses an online ordering system through its website which enables companies and organisations to choose from a selection of menu options up to 17:30 hours the day before delivery.The back-end of the ordering system then collate...

OSE European is an express transport company who specialise in delivery and collection of important documents, parcels, pallets and freight, locally, nationally and internationally. Operating a fleet of over 20 vehicles, the company had been using an established courier software provider, who have n...

Starting in 1999, Acorn Express Logistics has grown steadily to the point where it currently runs a fleet of nine vehicles carrying a wide variety of loads for customers throughout the UK and Ireland. Over the years its growth has seen it move offices around different locations, before settling in i...

For nearly 30 years, Martin Plant Hire has provided a wide range of tools & equipment to both the professional trade and the weekend DIY enthusiast across the country. Currently, the company operates from 16 strategically located depots across Scotland from Inverness to Ayr and is rightfully con...

From its humble beginnings forty years ago, Neil Williams Haulage, a family business based on the outskirts of Edinburgh, has a turnover that has risen from £1.8 million five years ago to a projected £27 million this year. The business – now owned by the three sons of one of the co...

An Edinburgh IT company has launched the UK's first pay-as-you-go software system which will enable customers to sign for deliveries by mobile phone.The PODFather system was developed by Valley Technology with a client, Neil Williams Haulage, to provide an instant proof of delivery using standard mo...

ThePODFather.com is the UK’s first pay-as-you-go tariff and the most integrated Proof of Delivery (POD) system on the market, seamlessly capturing time-critical data, enabling job details to be instantly sent to a driver via a handheld PDA device.Alastair Broom, Managing Director of ThePODFath...